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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Al's occupation?

2. What does Norah have to take down from over her garage?

3. What does Paul do in school that shows his thriving status there?

4. How did the students at the Ohio University die?

5. What is David trying to do with the photo he is taking of Norah on the beach?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Norah tries to get rid of the wasps nest?

2. What did David promise Norah when he saw the gift she got for him for their anniversary?

3. What is David trying to do with his photos of Norah on the beach?

4. Why did David choose his profession?

5. How did David and Norah meet?

6. What does Norah ask David not to do at the party, and why?

7. What happens when David comes to visit Caroline at her apartment?

8. Why has David been unable to be intimate with Norah?

9. How does Caroline feel about her parents?

10. What does Caroline write in a letter, and why does she never send it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

David's past largely affected the course of David's life. What experiences from his past had this influence, and how did these influences change his relationships with others?

Essay Topic 2

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affected the course of the plot. Why might the author have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

Essay Topic 3

Education and the importance of training is a constant theme in this book. Where does this theme appear, and which characters are most affected by it?

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